| Round | Race | Date | Circuit | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 1956-01-22 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Buenos Aires, Argentina | Luigi Musso (Ferrari) |
| 2 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1956-05-13 | Circuit de Monaco Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Stirling Moss (Maserati) |
| 3 | Indianapolis 500 | 1956-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA | Pat Flaherty (Watson) |
| 4 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1956-06-03 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | Peter Collins (Ferrari) |
| 5 | French Grand Prix | 1956-07-01 | Reims-Gueux Reims, France | Peter Collins (Ferrari) |
| 6 | British Grand Prix | 1956-07-14 | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, UK | Juan Fangio (Ferrari) |
| 7 | German Grand Prix | 1956-08-05 | Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany | Juan Fangio (Ferrari) |
| 8 | Italian Grand Prix | 1956-09-02 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy | Stirling Moss (Maserati) |